List of international prime ministerial trips made by Mario Draghi explained

This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Mario Draghi, who served as prime minister of Italy from 13 February 2021 to 22 October 2022.[1] [2] [3]

Trips

2021

CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails
LibyaTripoli 2021Prime Minister Draghi's state visit to Libya was his first trip outside Italy as head of the government, and the first trip outside Europe as well. Draghi visited Libya, where he met Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, seeking to strengthen ties with the Arab country.[4] The trip was described as an attempt to reduce the Turkish and Egyptian influences over Libya, following the aftermath of the civil war.[5]
PortugalPorto 2021Draghi travelled to Porto to attend the EU Social Summit with the other heads of state or government of the European Union.[6]
The next day he attended an informal summit between other heads of state or government of the European Union.[7]
FranceParis 2021Draghi travelled to Paris to attend the Summit on Financing African Economies at the Grand Palais Éphémère with the other heads of state or government leaders of thirty African countries.[8]
BelgiumBrussels 2021Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the Special meeting of the European Council.[9]
United KingdomCarbis Bay 2021Draghi travelled to Carbis Bay to attend the 47th G7 summit.[10] He met the President of the United States Joe Biden, the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[11]
BelgiumBrussels 2021Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the 2021 NATO summit.[12]
SpainBarcelona 2021Draghi travelled to Barcelona to attend the Cercle d’Economia. He was awarded the ‘Prize for European Construction’. He met the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.[13]
GermanyBerlin 2021Draghi met with Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the European migrant crisis, in preparation for the European Council.[14]
FranceMarseille 2021Draghi travelled to Marseille to meet the French President Emmanuel Macron.[15]
Brdo, LjubljanaDraghi attended an informal European Council and the EU-Western Balkans summit.[16]
United KingdomGlasgow 2021Invited by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to attend as co-host of COP26, Draghi travelled to Glasgow to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.[17] [18] He met the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.[19]
FranceParis 2021Draghi attended an international conference on Libya. He met the French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity of Libya, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh.[20]

2022

CountryLocation(s)DatesDetails
FranceParis 2022Draghi travelled to Paris and he attended the ‘Consultations and commitment prospects for the Sahel’ working dinner. He met the French President, Emmanuel Macron, to review the military presence in Mali.[21] [22]
BelgiumBrussels 2022Draghi travelled to Brussels to attend the Special meeting of the European Council about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[23]
BelgiumBrussels 2022Draghi travelled to Brussels to meet the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. They discussed about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and sanctions towards Russia.[24] [25]
FranceVersailles 2022Draghi travelled to Versailles to attend an informal Meeting of EU Heads of State and Government to discuss about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and the reduction of the dependency towards Russia.[26] [27]
AlgeriaAlgiers 2022Draghi travelled to Algiers to meet Algerian president [28]
United StatesWashington D.C. 2022Draghi travelled to Washington D.C. for talks with U.S. President Joe Biden about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and sanctions towards Russia. In the two days in Washington he made a stop on Capitol Hill for a bipartisan meeting with the leadership of Congress and speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Draghi was at the Atlantic Council to receive the Distinguished Leadership Award, awarded by the US Secretary of the Treasury, Janet Yellen.
Jerusalem13-14 June 2022Draghi met with the President of Israel Isaac Herzog, the Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid.[29] Also visited Yad Vashem.
RamallahDraghi met with Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh.
UkraineKyiv, Irpin 2022Draghi met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis for the first time since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He travelled to Kyiv by train from Rzeszów for safety reasons.
BelgiumBrussels 2022Macron attended in Brussels an EU-Western Balkans Leaders meeting, a European Council and a Euro summit.
GermanySchloss Elmau 2022Draghi attended the 48th G7 summit. Met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
SpainMadrid28–30 June 2022Draghi travelled to Madrid to attend the 32nd NATO Summit at IFEMA.
TurkeyAnkara5 July 2022Draghi traveled to Ankara to discuss the Ukraine War and EU-Turkey relations with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Multilateral meetings

Mario Draghi participated in the following summits during his prime ministership:

Group Year
2021 2022
UN GA
G7 June 26–28,
Schloss Elmau
G-20 October 30–31,
Indonesia Bali
NATO February 25
(videoconference)
EU summit
June 24–25,
October 21–22,
December 16–17,
Brussels		March 24–25,
June 23–24,
Brussels
Euro summit TBD,
Brussels
EaP summit TBD
MED9 summit October 31 –
November 4,
TBD
UNCCC TBD,
Sharm El Sheikh
ASEM November 21–22,
Phnom Penh
(videoconference) 		TBD
Others 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony,
Beijing
██ = Hosted by Italy ██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend
Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio attended in the Prime Minister's place.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-07-21 . Draghi, le dimissioni: come si è arrivati alla crisi di governo- Corriere.it . 2022-12-10 . 2022-07-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220721171853/https://www.corriere.it/politica/22_luglio_21/draghi-dimissioni-governo-ad4926de-0835-11ed-bd15-abd29857fc36.shtml . bot: unknown .
  2. Web site: 2022-03-19 . Mario Draghi sworn in as Italy's new prime minister - BBC News . 2022-12-10 . 2022-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220319075829/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56049115 . bot: unknown .
  3. Web site: 2021-05-14 . Nasce il governo di Mario Draghi, con 8 tecnici e 15 ministri di sei partiti - Rai News . 2022-12-10 . 2021-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210514110121/https://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Governo-Draghi-accetta-incarico-677dedcb-1285-4a3b-ae98-a7dcb77c922a.html . bot: unknown .
  4. https://www.ilpost.it/2021/04/06/visita-draghi-libia/ La visita di Draghi in Libia
  5. News: Draghi Picks Libya for First Trip, Seeking Stronger Ties. Follain. John. 6 April 2021. 8 April 2021. Bloomberg. Tugwell. Paul. Magdy. Mirette.
  6. News: 15 January 2021. Commission and Portuguese Presidency announce Social Summit in Porto. en. European Commission. 4 March 2021.
  7. News: Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Porto, 8 May 2021. en. www.consilium.europa.eu. 4 March 2021.
  8. Web site: 2021-05-18. Il Presidente Draghi al vertice sulle economie africane a Parigi. 2021-06-18. www.governo.it. it.
  9. Web site: Special meeting of the European Council, 24–25 May . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . it . 10 June 2021.
  10. News: 17 February 2021. Draghi: dopo fiducia subito al lavoro sui dossier internazionali G7 e G20. it. Il Sole 24 Ore. 4 March 2021.
  11. Web site: 2021-06-10. Il Presidente Draghi al Vertice G7. 2021-06-14. www.governo.it. it.
  12. Web site: 2021-06-13. Il Presidente Draghi al Vertice Nato di Bruxelles. 2021-06-14. www.governo.it. it.
  13. Web site: Prime Minister Draghi's official visit to Spain . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . en . 30 June 2021.
  14. Web site: 2021-06-13. Il Presidente Draghi a Berlino. 2021-06-21. www.governo.it. it.
  15. Web site: PM Draghi meets President Macron in Marseille . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . it . 7 September 2021.
  16. Web site: Informal meeting of the members of the European Council . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . en . 11 October 2021.
  17. Web site: COP26 World Leaders Summit . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . en . 1 November 2021.
  18. Johnson . Boris . BorisJohnson . 1360578452710121479 . February 13, 2021 . Congratulations to Mario Draghi on being sworn in as Italy's new Prime Minister. I look forward to working closely with you in 2021 as we host the @G7, you host the @G20org and we co-host @COP26. . en.
  19. Web site: COP26, PM Draghi meets with Prime Minister of Israel . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . en . 1 November 2021.
  20. Web site: Prime Minister Draghi attends International Conference on Libya . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . it . 12 November 2021.
  21. Web site: 'Consultations and commitment prospects for the Sahel' working dinner . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . en . 17 February 2022.
  22. News: Sahel, Draghi all'Eliseo per il mini-vertice con Macron - Politica . 11 March 2022 . Agenzia ANSA . 16 February 2022 . it.
  23. Web site: Ukraine, PM Draghi at the special meeting of the European Council . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . it . 25 February 2022.
  24. Web site: PM Draghi meets with President von der Leyen . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . it . 7 March 2022.
  25. Web site: Press corner . European Commission - European Commission . 11 March 2022 . en.
  26. Web site: Informal meeting of heads of state or government, Versailles, 10-11 March 2022 . www.consilium.europa.eu . 11 March 2022 . en.
  27. Web site: Prime Minister Draghi in Versailles . www.governo.it . 11 March 2022 . it . 10 March 2022.
  28. Web site: Il Presidente Draghi ad Algeri . 11 April 2022 .
  29. Web site: 2022-06-13 . Visita del Presidente del Consiglio Draghi in Israele e Palestina . 2022-07-06 . www.governo.it . it.

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